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Nepal: 109 confirmed dead after flooding; thousands more homeless

The death toll from landslides and flooding triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Nepal and northern India has climbed to…

Tasman low brings the goodies this week

This weeks main focus is a low pressure system that moves out of the Tasman Sea, moving across New Zealand…

Monday’s national forecast

An anticyclone brings mainly settled and sunny weather across most of the country today, expect some cloud about Auckland northwards…

Australia: SA rains break 40 year records

Parts of South Australia’s North East Pastoral have received the most significant August falls since the early 70’s. A low…

Blizzards help slow snow season rally strong

It might have been a slow start to the ski season but snow is falling thick and fast on the…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Cloudy periods Auckland northwards with light winds tending southwesterly, the odd light shower about too. About the…

Weather Video: Weekend weather

The cold southerlies this week are finally coming to an end with skies already beginning to clear in the west…

POLL: Are you noticing the extra sunlight each week?

It’s been six weeks(!) since the shortest day of the year, and as such, New Zealand days should be drawing…

POLL RESULTS: 86% say weather coverage is overhyped

This week the subject of our poll was one close to WeatherWatch.co.nz’s heart – and it’s something we’ve written about…

Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week

There hasn’t been much in the way of good news this week – most of the major events in weather…

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Meteors – Your Eyewitness Reports!

WeatherWatch.co.nz receives meteor reports from all over New Zealand and the globe, 24/7/365. **CASUAL COMMENTS**If you’ve seen something in the…

Latest: Gabrielle approaches NZ (+25 Maps)

The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle will be felt across much of the North Island today, especially later in the day,…

Cyclone Gabrielle strengthening as it slowly passes Great Barrier Island (20+ maps)

12:15am Tuesday NZDT — Cyclone Gabrielle’s movement has slowed to an absolute crawl near Great Barrier Island. The longer the…